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Nouha Ghosseini

  Nouha Ghosseini Professor at the LEBANESE UNIVERSITY Leading student in Architecture at Lebanese University in 1983, Nouha Ghosseini got a studentship from the French Government, which enabled her to obtain a Ph.D. in Urban Planning at the Sorbonne University, in 1988. In 1992, she began teaching at Lebanese University and supervise PhD thesis. Since 1998, she was engaged politically in her native region, Chouf, where she was President of Chouf Souayjani’ Federation of Municipalities and Mayor of Baakline’ municipality (2004-2016), one of six women mayors from 1038 Mayors across Lebanon. She was member of the national committee to...

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Dalal Rahbany

Dalal Rahbany GENERAL retired officer SG Throughout 35 years of professional life at Lebanese General Security , and from my position as lieutenant , general and , eventually ,Acting Director General , I served in positions at the administrative and security department , and handled personnel and nationality affairs , foreign and Palestinian affairs , and others . • I served in positions in the security and administrative sectors , and dealt with issues ranging from human resources , nationality and passports , to the sectors of illegal refugees , and migrants . • Degree in Law • International...

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RANDA ABBOUD

Randa Abboud PUBLIC NOTARY IN JDEIDET EL METN   Education: 1988 – 1992: Bachelor of Laws – Lebanese University – Faculty of Law and Political Sciences – Jal El Dib Profession: 1995 – 1998 Apprentice Lawyer at the Firm of Me Emile Kanaan 1998 – 2001 Lawyer at the court of Appeal at Beirut Bar Association 2001 – 2002 Apprentice Notary Public at the Firm of Me Maroun El Helou 2002 – Present Notary Public in Jdeidet El Metn 2016- Member of the Free Patriotic Movement 2017-Member of the National Committee of the Lebanese Women (NCLW) Political activist and...

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Joelle Choueifati

Joelle Choueifati lawyer and activist   Joelle Choueifati is a lawyer specializing in international law and an activist for Women’s Rights and Empowerment. After obtaining her Lebanese -French law degree from USJ and practicing law in Lebanon, Joelle moved to the United States where she obtained an LL.M. in International Law & Business (Magna Cum Laude) and Juris Doctorate Degree In American Law (Cum Laude). Joelle ‘s career in the states included being an In-House Counsel for an international Fortune 110 Company,  specializing in Ethics and Compliance law and Human Resources Support. After having spent 13 years in the...

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lara saade

Lara Saade Lawyer/ Public Policy and Legislation Advisor Lara Saade is a public policy advisor, lawyer and human rights advocate. She has over 9 years of national and international experience providing legal research and technical advice to governmental, non-governmental and UN organizations in public policy, governance, human rights, gender, anti-corruption, rule of law and development. Ms. Saade is the first woman to be appointed in Lebanon as a policy advisor to the president of a prominent political party – MP Samy Gemayel. Prior to this, Ms. Saade had worked on several United Nations projects that aim to promote knowledge...

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